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CVE-2026-5172

🗓️ 11 May 2026 16:48:46Reported by certccType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 24 Views🌐 WEB

Buffer overflow in dnsmasq causes a heap out-of-bounds read and crash via malformed DNS.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "dnsmasq",
    "product": "dnsmasq",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "2.92rel2",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
rdlenbinary127.0.0.1:5354DNS server (dnsmasq) on port 5354 vulnerability vector used in PoC to trigger buffer overflow via crafted DNS responseCWE-119
malformed DNS responsebinary127.0.0.1:5354DNS server (dnsmasq) on port 5354 vulnerability vector used in PoC to trigger buffer overflow via crafted DNS responseCWE-119
countbinary127.0.0.1:5353DNS client interaction in PoC to trigger the server-side buffer overflow when processing crafted responsesCWE-119
timeoutbinary127.0.0.1:5353DNS client interaction in PoC to trigger the server-side buffer overflow when processing crafted responsesCWE-119
DNS request/responsebinary127.0.0.1:5353DNS client interaction in PoC to trigger the server-side buffer overflow when processing crafted responsesCWE-119

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20 May 2026 14:10Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.17.3
EPSS0.00024
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